<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2> Hi List</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Clive Grant is a friend of mine who has never seen = this list before.  he is so impressed with the comments made by all and = sundry that he felt that he has to put something into it whilst he has access to a computer.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>At present ,Clive is holidaying with me in Darwin. = Clive is another Australian, live in Coffs Harbour in NSW and is now considering = buying his first computer just so he can talk to you. He's old fashioned aural = tuner who hates electronics.</DIV> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none">Tony Caught ICPTG<BR>Australia<BR><A href="mailto:caute@optusnet.com.au">caute@optusnet.com.au</A></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN = lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-US"> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-US">Further to an enquiry by Vinny, Bill Bremmer wrote a very informative reply outlining = the differences between historic temperaments and today's E.T. and signs off = with "Let's get back to the future, not the Dark Ages".<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">        </SPAN>Historic temperaments have the same problems today as they did in = the Dark Ages (before E.T.)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  = </SPAN>when pianos had to be re-tuned to the different keys</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> = favoured</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"> by = various composers.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-US"> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">No = one would doubt the value of playing and tuning to these historic temperaments but = if they are heavily promoted to musicians we could find even more acoustic = pianos traded for electronic keyboards with H.T.'s available at the press of a = button.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: = yes">          </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: = EN-US"> </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">My = apprentice has concerns for his future as a piano tuner and is considering a career = in electronics. I will find it difficult to replace him.</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal>Clive Grant</P> <P class=MsoNormal>C/O <A href="mailto:caute@optusnet.com.au">caute@optusnet.com.au</A></P> <P class=MsoNormal> </P></FONT></BODY></HTML>